2007-05-04 18:21:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the Greek, it is holy, usually plural... Yes, that's an adjective.
Here is the dictionary entry:
hagios = holy (moral quality), consecrated ([ceremonially] acceptable to God); holy person/people = saint(s), holy place = sanctuary
In the New Testament, this was NOT some special class, but EVERY CHRISTIAN wore that title:
1Co 1:2 We are sending this letter to you, the members of God’s church in Corinth. You have been made holy because you belong to Christ Jesus. God has chosen you to be his holy people. He has done the same for all those everywhere who pray to our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is their Lord and ours.
2Co 1:1 I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus just as God planned. Timothy our brother joins me in writing. We are sending this letter to you, the members of God’s church in Corinth. It is also for all of God’s people everywhere in Achaia. (God's people)
Eph 1:1 I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus just as God planned. I am sending this letter to you, God’s people in Ephesus. Because you belong to Christ Jesus, you are faithful. (again, God's people)
The catholic use of the word is dramatically opposed to the New Testament pattern. ANYTHING which places one Christian on a higher level than another violates the teaching of the Bible, whether they be evangelists, teachers, or the person who sweeps the building.
Galatians 3:26 You are all children of God by believing in Christ Jesus. 27 All of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ as if he were your clothes. 28 There is no Jew or Greek. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. BECAUSE YOU BELONG TO CHRIST JESUS, YOU ARE ALL ONE.
...Flaccid is wrong on both the Greek and Hebrew terms. The Hebrew is qadosh, again it is related to holy:
qadosh = holy, sacred, consecrated, set apart as dedicated to God; by extension: pure, innocent, free from impurity; (n.) holy people of God, saints; as a title of God, “the Holy One” focuses on God as unique, wholly other
2007-05-04 18:25:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In general, a Saint is a person who is recognized as having attained a high level of holiness. The word itself means “Holy” and is derived from the Latin “sanctus”. It is predominantly used within Christian religions, which have specific usages for the term depending on the denomination involved. The concept originates in early Greek Christian literature with the use of the word "hagios" (Greek άγιος meaning "holy" or "holy ones") and in the New Testament, where it is used to describe the followers of Jesus of Nazareth.
2007-05-04 18:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by son of God 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In general, a Saint is a person who is recognized as having attained a high level of holiness. The word itself means “Holy” and is derived from the Latin “sanctus”. It is predominantly used within Christian religions, which have specific usages for the term depending on the denomination involved. The concept originates in early Greek Christian literature with the use of the word "hagios" (Greek άγιος meaning "holy" or "holy ones") and in the New Testament, where it is used to describe the followers of Jesus of Nazareth.
2007-05-04 18:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The word saint, is translated such from the Hebrew expression, chaciyd khaw-seed' which refers to holiness.
It is kletos in Koine Greek and means someone who is called.
A saint is any ordinary person called by God to be holy and walk in his ways. God defines who is a saint and who is not.
2007-05-04 18:30:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word saint comes from the word Sanctification which means holy and set apart to do the will of God.
2007-05-04 18:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by zoril 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Simon Templar. Roger Moore? Val Kilmer?
2007-05-04 18:29:42 · answer #6 · answered by element_115x 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For mainline Christians it is a term used for Christian, a believer in Christ. For the Catholic it is more, but I'm not sure what their requirements are to be called saint.
2007-05-04 18:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by Joyful Noise 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hello.
Definition of Saint: Even YhShWh (Jesus), the CHRIST (The Spirit of God).
Take care and God bless.
Every time someone puts you down, raise another up.
2007-05-04 21:32:58 · answer #8 · answered by WWJD: What Would Joker Do? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Roger Moore charcter from a pretty cool british tv series....and sadly made into a really crappy movie with some blonde haired dude.
2007-05-04 18:30:40 · answer #9 · answered by sketch_mylife 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Saints are those who are faithful to God.
2007-05-04 18:36:37 · answer #10 · answered by gigiemilu 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋